21Synonyms found for terminal

Word Origin & History

terminal 1459, "relating to or marking boundaries," from L. terminalis "pertaining to a boundary or end, final," from terminus "end, boundary line" (see terminus). Meaning "fatal" (terminal illness) is first recorded 1891. Sense of "situated at the extreme end of something" is from 1805. The noun sense of "end point of a railway line" is from 1888; that of "device for communicating with a computer" is first recorded 1954. Slang meaning "extreme" first recorded 1983.

Example Sentences for terminal

For millions more, it is the final stage of terminal illness.

It will output the sorted results directly in the terminal.

Candidates must have a terminal degree in a relevant social or behavioral science discipline.

Nobody likes spending four nights sleeping on the terminal floor.

The flowers of this lupine are blue or mostly blue, in dense, terminal racemes.

If a terminal bud is removed, the growth of lateral buds is stimulated and the plant becomes bushier.

Qualified candidates will have a terminal degree and a solid grounding in student development theory.

Tail is brownish with multiple thin, dark bands, often with a slightly wider terminal band.

Outside a tiny terminal, a fleet of four-wheel-drive taxis waited to ferry tourists down a newly constructed asphalt road to town.

Then, after donning his own protective gear, he turns to a computer terminal bolted to the dash of his vehicle.